jpdb beta

being attracted by physical looks only; person who puts much store by good looks

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thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift

5

Haintsu; Heintz

2

(school) athletic festival; sports day; field day

2

without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly

1

royalty

1

sense of defeat

1

bystreet; side street; back street; alley; lane

2

low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)

1

meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)

1

Hick

1

to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)

1

to be on the same wavelength; to think alike; to get along

1

to expedite; to encourage; to spur (on)

1

to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into

5

smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick

2

to be on track; to be going to plan; to enter orbit

1

I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable

1

of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)

1

in bad taste; problematic; of poor character

1

to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential

1

(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season

1

to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by

2

to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip

1

to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)

1

to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind

1

spread; span; expanse; extent

1

love triangle; eternal triangle

8

displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment

1

childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate

4

subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea

1

to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve

1

even if ...; even supposing that ...

1

several months

1

to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)

1

to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere

2

future; distant future

1

very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best

1

racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles

1

abrupt plot change; unexpected story development; story development from out of left field

1

to ask a high price; to overcharge

2

to speak frankly; to speak unreservedly; to open up to each other; to talk candidly; to speak by laying everything on the table; to talk straight from the gut

1

friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by

2

adversity strengthens the foundations; after a storm comes a calm; what doesn't kill you makes you stronger

1

to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse

2

indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating

2

right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...

1

best; vest

1

to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with

2

control

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